The 'Marches Cornishman' tour, 1Z50, 04.50 Shrewsbury to Penzance powered by DRS Class 37s Nos. 37602 and 37606 plod west through Dawlish on 22 September 2018 with a very nice near complete rake of BG liveried stock.

On 2 September 2018, the steam charter from Bristol to Par (operated by West Coast Railway) managed to run low on coal in Cornwall. The return leg being steam powered from Par to Plymouth and then piloted by WCRC Class 37 No. 37668. The '37' was at Taunton having brought this mornings train from Bristol. Running as 0Z50, 37668 passes through Dawlish as the sun drops, en route to rescue the train.

A first for Dawlish, IETs stop on both up and down, side by side. On Saturday 1 September 2018, when a full compliment of IETs operated the Paddington-Paignton route, No. 800306 sits in the down platform with 1C83 12.33 Paddington-Paignton, while No. 800304 departs on the up with 1A88 14.50 Paignton - Paddington